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File #: 24-239    Version: 1
Type: Report Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 5/28/2024 In control: REGULAR CITY COUNCIL AND HOUSING AUTHORITY*
On agenda: 8/6/2024 Final action:
Title: CITY COUNCIL FIRST READING OF ORDINANCE TO INCREASE CITY COUNCIL COMPENSATION
Attachments: 1. Agenda Report, 2. 1. Council Salaries Ordinance
TITLE:
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CITY COUNCIL FIRST READING OF ORDINANCE TO INCREASE CITY COUNCIL COMPENSATION
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DEPARTMENT: CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE- HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION
PRESENTED BY: KASAMA LEE, HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGER
CONTACT INFORMATION: KASAMA LEE, HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGER (714) 754-5169

RECOMMENDATION:
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Staff recommends the City Council introduce for first reading, by title only, Ordinance No. 2024-XX increasing the City Council compensation effective after the general election, with the new City Council in December 2024.
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BACKGROUND:
In January 2021, the City Council and City leadership team participated in a Strategic Planning workshop and identified Three-Year Goals and Objectives and key priorities for the subsequent six months through July 2021. The City Council developed five goals, one of which is to "Recruit and Retain High Quality Staff." On September 27, 2021, the City Council and City leadership team conducted a second workshop to revisit the Three-Year Goals and Objectives and identify the key priorities for the next six months through March 2022. The City Council Goal to "Recruit and Retain High Quality Staff" was re-affirmed and new six-month objectives were created to better achieve this goal. One of the new objectives was to "Perform a market analysis of City Council compensation for comparable agencies and special districts within the county and report results to the City Manager."

The City Council's current salary rate of $904.40 per month was last set by Ordinance No. 09-5 in May 2009. The City Council approved a reduction in its salary by 5% in 2009 due to the impacts of the State budget on local government and economic conditions at the time. California Government Code section 36516(a)(4) allows for up to a 5% increase per year from the date of the last adjustment. Specifically, the code states that "The salary of council members may be increased beyond the amount provided in this subdivision by an ordinance or ...

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